Mark Tomlinson wrote: > There is no "sony tapes don't work in my mitsubishi player" rubbish that we > have with web browsers at the moment. I'm sure you can still find a standard > describing Betamax and build your own VCR to read beta tapes if you want.
Seriously, I don't know how that kind of thing was avoided with DVD after the different manufacturers split out of the standards group and went their own ways. I wouldn't recommend building your own DVD player though. The MPAA doesn't like that. Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ "Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield
